Ramanadhan died on 10 April 2023 at a private hospital in Trichur. He was survived by his wife K. K. Radha, retired principal, of Government Vocational Higher Secondary School, Irinjalakuda; and two daughters.[3]
Literary career
Ramanadhan published his first story in 1949 in Deenabandhu newspaper's weekend edition.[3] He regularly contributed to several periodicals in the ensuing decades, kindling the imagination of an entire generation of children and instilling in them the power of dreams.[2] He also wrote for English magazines such as Shankar's Children's World, The Hindu's Young World, Young Expression, Young Communicator and Children's Digest.[3] His children's literature books Appukuttanum Gopiyum and Aamayum Muyalum Orikkal Koodi won awards from SPCS.[1]Atbhutha Vanaranmar won the Kairali Children's Booktrust Award and Atbhutha Nirali won the Bhima Smaraka Award and the Kerala Sahitya Akademi Award for Children's Literature.[1] His other works include Commander Gopi, Swarnathinte Chiri, Munthirikkula, Kannuneer Muthukal, Visha Vriksham, Mantrika Poocha, Kuttikalude Sakunthalam, Ajnatha Lokam, Swarna Muthu (children's literature), Pravahangal, Chuvanna Sandhya (novel) and Ragavum Thalavum (short story).[1] Ramanadhan is also a recipient of the Samastha Kerala Sahithya Parishad Award for Short Story.[1]
In 2024, the Irinjalakuda unit of Yuvakalasahithy instituted a literary award in memory of K. V. Ramanadhan. The first award was won by E. P. Sreekumar.[4]
